62.1%
Rover 25
Rover 25 MOT pass rate and common problems
The Rover 25 passed 62.1% of its initial MOT tests in 2025, 10.3 percentage points below the 72.3% UK average. The item testers recorded most often was joints constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt.
Checking a specific car? Its own results, advisories and recorded mileages are in a free MOT history check.
How the 25 compares
Initial MOT tests in 2025, retests excluded. A car that failed and was repaired at the test station counts as a fail.
67.1%
Rover average
72.3%
UK average, all cars
The 25 runs 5.1 points behind the Rover average. It is 3rd of the 5 Rover models in the data. The average 25 arrived at its test 22.5 years old with 68,406 miles recorded.
A pass rate records whether cars met the roadworthiness standard on test day. It is not a reliability score, and part of any gap reflects how old the tested cars were.
25 MOT pass rate by age
The same 2025 tests split by the car's age at test.
| Age at test | Tests | Pass rate | vs UK average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 11 years and over | 2,453 | 62.1% | 10.3 pts below |
Every Rover 25 tested in 2025 was aged 11 years and over, so there is no other age group to compare with. The UK average of 72.3% covers cars of every age, so compare like with like.
Where 25 failures cluster
Every failure item recorded on Rover 25 cars in 2025, grouped into the DVSA's test areas.
Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment and body, chassis, structure together account for 43% of recorded failure items. These are recorded failures across the model, not faults every car has.
The 10 most common 25 MOT failures
Specific items recorded on Rover 25 cars that failed their 2025 MOT, as a share of all recorded failure items.
Together these 10 items make up 44.5% of everything testers recorded against failed Rover 25 cars. The rest is spread across many smaller items, and one failed test often records several at once.
What to look at on a 25
The recorded failures above, grouped by area, biggest first.
1
Body, chassis, structure
Recorded most often: joints constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt and exhaust system has a major leak of exhaust gases. 13.7% of failure items.
2
Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment
Recorded most often: stop lamp not working, position lamp not working, headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect and rear fog lamp not working. 11.7% of failure items.
3
Suspension
Recorded most often: component mounting prescribed areas prescribed area excessively corroded significantly reducing structural strength. 7.5% of failure items.
4
Visibility
Recorded most often: wipers does not clear the windscreen effectively. 6.2% of failure items.
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Rover 25 MOT FAQs
What is the Rover 25 MOT pass rate?
62.1% of Rover 25 cars passed their initial MOT first time in 2025, from 2,453 tests. That is 10.3 percentage points below the 72.3% average for all cars, and ranks 470th of 575 models.
What does a Rover 25 most commonly fail its MOT on?
The item testers recorded most often on Rover 25 cars failing their 2025 MOT was joints constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt, on 10.6% of failure items. Next were component mounting prescribed areas prescribed area excessively corroded significantly reducing structural strength (7.5%) and wipers does not clear the windscreen effectively (6.2%).
Which area causes the most Rover 25 MOT failures?
Across every recorded failure item, the largest area was lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment at 24.1%, followed by body, chassis, structure at 18.9%.
Does this mean every Rover 25 has these problems?
No. These are the items testers recorded across every Rover 25 that failed in 2025. They show where the model most often needs attention, not the condition of any individual car.
How do I see a specific Rover 25's MOT history?
Enter its registration on the free Carpeep MOT history check to see that car's own test results, failures, advisories and recorded mileages.
MOT figures are aggregated from the DVSA MOT Anonymised data set for 2025: class 4 initial tests, retests excluded, with failure items from failed tests (advisories and minor defects excluded), licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. MOT results describe roadworthiness at test, not mechanical reliability.